Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Highlights key findings about implementing evidence-based telehealth services, including legal and regulatory codes and professional ethical requirements

Presents a concept analysis of the term "substance misuse" and recommends an alternate term that is less stigmatizing: "at-risk substance use"

A journal article (referenced by Institute for Healthcare Improvement's website) that describes a framework to guide practice facilitators in building improvement capacity

A review of the AUDIT, AUDIT-C, and USAUDIT screening tools

Studies association between alcohol brief intervention and blood pressure among patients with hypertension in a primary care setting

Shows healthcare providers how to use the USAUDIT (adapted from the WHO AUDIT and AUDIT-C tools) in primary care with U.S. adults

Questions to screen for substance use and guidance around positive screen criteria

Workbook that explains core motivational interviewing concepts and helps healthcare providers enhance their skills through examples and worksheets

Discusses some of the challenges with billing and coding for SBIRT and lessons learned from Oregon adding SBIRT as a performance metric

Study that focuses on design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical decision support (CDS) tools using an EHR system to address depression, alcohol use, and prescription misuse; results highlight that CDS tools allow primary care providers focus more on patient treatment plans and promote use of other clinical staff